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To give context, I'm a 22 y.o. Woman diagnosed with Depression and Social Anxiety. I have two phobias, one of men, which is more of a workable fear, and one of dolls. I have other things that I think I might have but this experience kind of stopped me wan
One word, that sums it up.This morning I have nothing left to say.I keep up a positive facade, smile at my husband, made plans to see a friend, who's sick, have to see my GP and know who to call for admission if I need to.I'm sorry I can't be optimistic,
Hi everyone,I'm new to these forums, and thought I would join as I wanted to see if anyone has had a similar experience to what I am currently going through. I haven't been able to find much information that sounds similar to how I am feeling.As a li
Hi everyone,So over the last two weeks something had been going very wrong with me. I've just had my first baby a beautiful little girl and she is 4 months old. I love her like she is seriously the best! However over the last two weeks I've been experienc
i am sorry i am posting so much but i need some support. i am super paraniod at the moment and i cant make it stop. i literally think there is someone out to get me who is watching me and waiting to hurt me i have also started to hear things again. i am r
I've been experiencing memory & cognitive problems for a little while now. I wondering if anyone else here as experienced similar problems and how they went about getting it assessed?I'm finding it, one of the hardest things, I have ha
Hi Saneforums,I really had to post about this because I'm really down about it. If you are prone to depression and find matters of animal sickness disturbing, stop reading now.One of my best friends was going on holidays for a week with his new girlfriend
I am really agitated and i feel like i am about to snap at everyone which i dont want to do over easter but i dont know what to do i am also really depressed and i want to cry and i am having a lot of self harm thoughts which i also dont want to do over e
How do you stop thinking about these? For the last couple of months but especially the last three weeks, I have been a danger to myself. Either I am thinking about suiciding or I am actually self-harming as compensation for not suiciding or out of frustra
I went into hospital back at the end of November. I was in for four weeks and had ECT for my depression. I lost my job in August after returning from an 18mth absence. I feel good now and ready to work. I applied for a job and interview . I was requi
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